March 10, 2012 11:30am, Ataturk Airport, Istanbul
Slowly recovering after a night of Rika, whiskey, and 4 hours of sleep. Had a great time last night at a small hotel bar about 10 minutes from where we were staying. Got Renee to chug some whiskey with me before heading out, which I’m sure she’s regretting at this point.
The bar was small and filled with antique furniture. Hundreds of different styles of colored lamps hung from the ceiling giving the bar a very cool vibe. Had some cold mezza and tried Rika, which tastes like absolute licorice flavored hell. Cloudy white drink with a hell of a bite, don’t know how the Turks drink it. Closed the bar down around 1:00am and stumbled back home.
I forgot to mention earlier, but this city is covered with stray cats. The odd thing is that they’re not skinny or malnutritioned, they look like they eat pretty well. The entire city is quite reminiscent of the Hemmingway house in Key West, and I was drunkenly petting kitties all the way home.
Got home and passed out only to wake up 4 hours later in a haze. Ate a quick breakfast, hopped in a cab, and headed to the airport. Next stop, Cairo.
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